Members of the Boeing, Cranfield Aerospace, and NASA Dryden flight test project team gathered around the subscale X-48B Blended Wing Body research aircraft following its 50th test flight in April 2009.
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Members of the Boeing, Cranfield Aerospace, and NASA Dryden flight test project team gathered around the subscale X-48B Blended Wing Body research aircraft following its 50th test flight in April 2009. Flight tests evaluated the potential advantages of the blended wing body aerodynamic concept over conventionally designed aircraft.April 2, 2009
NASA Photo / Carla Thomas